Improved harness-fastening



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Vereuce marked thereon.

ADOLPH BERND, Gustav BERND, AND V'anNEn WHITE, oE uncoN, GEORGIA,

'ASSIGNORS TO ADOLPHVBERND A NDGUSTAV BERND.

v15mm-Patent No. 94,861, dated Samba 14, 1869.

[MIPRO'V'EID HARNESS-IFASTENING.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

, To all whom it may concern:`

lin Back-Band Fastening'forPlow and other Harness;

and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of ref- Figure l represents a perspective view of the device. t

Figure 2, a like view of the hook. "lhe same letters refer to corresponding parts.

This inventiony relates to a device which we call a back-band fastening, and the object` of which is to facilitate the attaching and`detaching of the traces to the -back-band, and also to afford a convenient means. of adjustment ofthe parts, whereby are obviated the evil effects experienced by the work-animals, by the old method of placing the back-.band on lor near the loins, when it was found necessary to regulate the depth at :which the plow should enter the ground.

Our invention consists in the combination of the parts of which the device is composed, as hereinafter set forth. vTo enable those skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

the drawings, represents a portieri ofthe back# band of a plow-harness, to which the metal frame or plate B is riveted.

lhis plate 4is to be curved in such a manner as to have a sernicircular or raised form in the middle, running parallel to its length, as clearly shown in fig. 1.

This raised portion 'is to be. provided with slots-b, g

through which the ange ofthe hook is inserted, said slots being rounded at the uppe1j`end,-whereby the too ready detachment of the hook is prevented.

O represents the hook, which may be constructed as shown in iig. 2, theupper end of itsrshank being bent back at about a right angle thereto, and there provided with a transverse ange 0f nearly the same size as the slots b, the upper side of which is curved corresponding to the curvature of the raised portion of the frame.

In attaching the hook, hold itat a right angle to the frame .13, and then insert the flange c in one of the slot-s, passing it first under the rounded end thereof, and by then turning it down vso as to corne inline with the frame, it is secured.

l/Ve have described the device as applied to plowharness only, but itis apparent that it can be used with equal advantage in 'cart or other harness.

Having thus described our invention,

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' In a harness,..the combination of the metal plate B, having slots lf in its raised portion, with the hook C, provided with a transverse flange, c, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

-ADOLPH BERND. GUSTA? BERND. IIB ABN ER kXVlllTE. mar

Witnesses:

SAMUEL GASWELL, R. S. LANIER. 

